87S31538 JGH-D
By: Burrows H.R. No. 288
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Karey W. Barton is retiring from the Texas
Comptroller of Public Accounts in 2021, drawing to a close a notable
career as a tax professional in the public and private sectors that
has spanned more than three and a half decades; and
WHEREAS, After attending San Antonio College, Mr. Barton
earned his bachelor's degree in agricultural economics at Texas A&M
University in 1984; the following year, he joined the Texas
Comptroller's office, where over the next 14 years he rose through
the ranks to hold several senior positions, including director and
manager of tax policy; and
WHEREAS, From February 2000 to November 2005, Mr. Barton was
a partner at Barton Shoemate Consulting and provided state and
local tax services to his clients; he returned to the public sector
from November 2005 to May 2006 as tax director for the Texas Tax
Reform Commission; he went on to work for a small tax consulting
firm before becoming a director and principal at Ryan, a national
tax consultancy, where he specialized in multistate income and
franchise tax services, and from 2013 to 2014, he ran his own
business, Barton State Tax Consulting and Legislative Analysis; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Barton rejoined the Texas Comptroller's office
in January 2015 as associate deputy comptroller for tax, and his
responsibilities included tax policy, taxpayer assistance,
auditing, enforcement, and criminal investigations; he also
oversaw the processing of tax returns and payments, electronic
filing, taxpayer account maintenance, and other functions; and
WHEREAS, Engaged in his professional community, Mr. Barton
is a popular speaker for the Institute for Professionals in
Taxation, the Council on State Taxation, and seminars of the Texas
Society of Certified Public Accountants; in 2020, he received the
Harley T. Duncan Award of Leadership and Service from the
Federation of Tax Administrators; and
WHEREAS, Karey Barton's skill and dedication have greatly
benefited his fellow Texans and earned him the respect and
admiration of his peers, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a
career well spent as he embarks upon the next exciting chapter of
his life; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Karey Barton
on his retirement from the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and
extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Barton as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.